Whitney Port

{{Infobox person

| name = Whitney Port

| image = Whitney port.jpg

| image_size = 200px

| caption = Port in February 2015

| birth_name = Whitney Eve Port

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|3|4}}

| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| alma_mater = University of Southern California (BA)

| occupation = {{flatlist|

Television personality
fashion designer
author

}}

| years_active = 2005–present

| television = {{flatlist|

}}

| spouse = {{marriage|Tim Rosenman|2015}}

| children = 1

| website = {{URL|whitneyport.com}}

}}

Whitney Eve Port-Rosenman (born March 4, 1985) is an American television personality, fashion designer and author. In 2006, Port came to prominence after being cast in the reality television series The Hills, which chronicled the personal and professional lives of Port and friends Lauren Conrad, Heidi Montag, and Audrina Patridge. During its production, she held internship positions with Teen Vogue and Kelly Cutrone's People's Revolution.

After moving to New York City to begin an internship with Diane von Fürstenberg in 2008, Port was commissioned to star in her own spin-off series The City, which originally documented the lives of Port and companions Jay Lyon, Olivia Palermo, and Adam Senn. After undergoing several casting adjustments and receiving solid ratings the series was canceled in 2010 after airing two seasons, due to high production costs. Port launched her fashion line "Whitney Eve" in 2009. In 2012, she served as a judge on the eighth cycle of Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model.

Life and career

=1985–2005: Early life and education=

Whitney Eve Port was born in Los Angeles to parents Jeffrey and Vicki (née Woskoff).{{cite web |url=http://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/whitney_eve_port_born_1985_17031389 |title=Whitney Eve Port, Born 03/04/1985 in California |work=California Birth Index |access-date=August 15, 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/whitney_port/biography |title=Whitney Port Biography |work=People |access-date=August 15, 2013}} Her father owned a fashion company, Swarm. Port has a brother Ryan and three sisters Ashley, Paige, and Jade, and was raised in a Jewish household.{{cite web |url=http://whitneyport.celebuzz.com/in-honor-of-national-siblings-day-04-2012 |title=In Honor of National Siblings Day… |work=Whitney Port |date=April 12, 2012 |access-date=August 15, 2013 |archive-date=April 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415022200/http://whitneyport.celebuzz.com/in-honor-of-national-siblings-day-04-2012 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://whitneyport.celebuzz.com/2009/12/happy-hanukkah.php |title=Happy Hanukkah |publisher=Whitney Port |date=December 11, 2009 |access-date=August 15, 2013 |archive-date=October 31, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031113410/http://whitneyport.celebuzz.com/2009/12/happy-hanukkah.php |url-status=dead }}

Port attended Warner Avenue Elementary School and Crossroads School, alongside her The Hills co-stars, Spencer and Stephanie Pratt.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/whitney-port-says-she-and-spencer-pratt-go-way-back-stars-of-hills-new-beginnings-went-to-school-together.html/|date=March 28, 2020|last=Kerr|first=Mandi|title=Whitney Port Says She and Spencer Pratt 'Go Way Back': The Stars of 'The Hills: New Beginnings' Went to School Together|website=Showbiz CheatSheet|access-date=16 August 2021}} In 2007, she graduated from the University of Southern California with a bachelor's degree in gender studies.{{cite web |url=http://www.celebuzz.com/celebrities/whitney-port/ |title=Whitney Port |work=Celebuzz.Buzz Media |access-date=August 15, 2013}} Afterwards, Port held internships with the magazines Women's Wear Daily and W.{{cite web |url=http://www.wwd.com/eye/people/over-the-hills-adam-divello-on-the-mtv-phenomenon-3182121?full=true |title=Over the Hills: Adam DiVello on the MTV Phenomenon |first=Marc |last=Karimzadeh |work=Women's Wear Daily |date=July 14, 2010 |access-date=August 15, 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://sait.usc.edu/spectrum/events_details.asp?EventID=809 |title=USC Spectrum |website=University of Southern California |date=January 31, 2013 |access-date=August 15, 2013 |archive-date=May 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130526053834/http://sait.usc.edu/spectrum/events_details.asp?EventID=809 |url-status=dead }}

=2006–2010: ''The Hills'' and ''The City''=

File:Whitney Port 3 Shankbone 2009 Tribeca.jpg

In 2006, MTV developed the reality television series The Hills as the spin-off of Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County. It originally chronicled the lives of Lauren Conrad, who appeared on its predecessor, her housemate Heidi Montag, and friends Audrina Patridge and Port.{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/31/arts/television/31heff.html?_r=1&oref=slogin |title='The Hills,' a Follow-Up to 'Laguna Beach,' Makes Its Premiere on MTV |first=Virginia |last=Heffernan |work=The New York Times |date=May 31, 2006 |access-date=May 10, 2013}} During production of the first season, Port and Conrad held internships with Teen Vogue under the direction of West Coast Vogue editor Lisa Love, who stated the girls had to interview successfully for the positions, "regardless of what the cameras wanted".{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/11/fashion/sundaystyles/11hills.html?fta=y&pagewanted=all |title=Blond Ambition Comes in Flats or Heels |last=Ogunnaike |first=Lola |work=The New York Times |date=June 11, 2006 |access-date=April 21, 2013}} In 2007, Port notably tripped down the stairs during a live segment for Good Morning America. During the third season of The Hills, Port was promoted as the West Coast fashion contributor for Teen Vogue, and left the position in 2008.{{cite web |url=http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/the_hills/2008_Jan_11_teen_vogue |title=Lauren, Whitney will leave Teen Vogue |author=Andy Dehnart |author-link=Andy Dehnart |work=Reality Blurred |date=January 11, 2008 |access-date=August 15, 2013}} Later that year, Port and Conrad began interning with Kelly Cutrone's public relations firm, People's Revolution.{{cite web |url=http://nymag.com/thecut/2008/02/exclusive_hills_girls_lauren_a.html |title=Exclusive: 'Hills' Girls Lauren and Whitney Working for People's Revolution |work=New York Magazine |date=February 2, 2008 |access-date=April 21, 2013}} Port rejected an opportunity to become housemates with Conrad and Patridge, saying she "[prefers] to keep some things private".{{cite web |url=http://www.teenvogue.com/style/coverlook/2007/07/thehills_20070702 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070626053405/http://www.teenvogue.com/style/coverlook/2007/07/thehills_20070702 |title=Behind the Scenes of the Lauren Conrad and Whitney Port's Teen Vogue Shoot |work=Teen Vogue |date=July 2, 2007 |archive-date=June 26, 2007 |access-date=August 15, 2013}}

In March 2008, Port debuted her first fashion line "Whitney Eve".{{cite web |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/pictures/the-hills-stars-then-and-now-201363/29001 |title=Whitney Port, Now Photo – The Hills Stars: Then and Now |work=Us Weekly |access-date=August 15, 2013}} Upon the conclusion of the fourth season of The Hills that December, Port moved to New York City to accept an internship position with Diane von Fürstenberg. That month, she was commissioned to star in the spin-off series The City, which additionally placed emphasis on her boyfriend Jay Lyon, their friends Erin Lucas and Adam Senn, and her co-worker Olivia Palermo.{{cite web |url=http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/12/29/whitney_port_chases_big_dreams_in_mtv_s_ |title=Whitney Port Chases Big Dreams In MTV's 'The City' Tonight |work=Starpulse |date=December 29, 2008 |access-date=August 15, 2013 |archive-date=January 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150108000752/http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/12/29/whitney_port_chases_big_dreams_in_mtv_s_ |url-status=dead }} During the first half of the inaugural season, Port severed ties with Lyon, clashed with Palermo at the workplace, and ultimately returned to People's Revolution. After underwhelming ratings, Lyon, Lucas, and Senn were replaced by Port's friend Roxy Olin and Palermo's new co-worker Erin Kaplan in the second half of the first season. The series' second season saw the development of "Whitney Eve", and aired its final episode in July 2010 before being officially cancelled that October.{{Cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/whitney-port-city-canceled-32396 |title=Whitney Port: The City Is Canceled |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=October 25, 2010}}

=2011–2018: Retail projects and family=

In late 2010, Port made an appearance on the online series, Hollywood Is Like High School with Money, for which she served as the executive producer.{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1721547/fullcredits#cast |title=Hollywood Is Like High School with Money |work=Internet Movie Database}} The program additionally served as a promotional platform for her "Whitney Eve" collection.{{cite web |url=http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/08/whitney_port_to_act_in_web_ser.html |title=Whitney Port to Act in Web Series |first=Josef |last=Adalian |work=New York Magazine |date=August 8, 2010}} In January 2011, Port was featured in a magazine spread in Maxim.{{cite web |url=http://remotecontrol.mtv.com/2010/12/07/whitney-port-maxim-photos/ |title=Hot Shots: Whitney Port Poses In Her Undies |work=Shows Blog |access-date=September 11, 2015 |archive-date=January 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150108005929/http://remotecontrol.mtv.com/2010/12/07/whitney-port-maxim-photos/ |url-status=dead }} In February, Port released her first book True Whit: Designing a Life of Style, Beauty, and Fun.{{cite book |title=True Whit: Designing a Life of Style, Beauty, and Fun [Hardcover] |isbn=978-0061996863 |last1=Port |first1=Whitney |date=8 March 2011 |publisher=HarperCollins }} Later that year, she hosted the Hulu-exclusive game show, Genuine Ken.{{cite web |url=http://www.teenvogue.com/style/blogs/fashion/2011/01/whitney-port-dishes-on-her-new-show-genuine-ken.html |title=Whitney Port Dishes on Her New Show Genuine Ken |work=Teen Vogue |date=January 19, 2011 |access-date=March 16, 2011}}

In 2012, Port was confirmed to join the judging panel of the eighth cycle of Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model, alongside fellow new hire Tyson Beckford, and returning judges Elle Macpherson and Julien MacDonald. She left the program upon the conclusion of the season.{{cite web |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/whitney-port-to-join-britain--irelands-next-top-model-judges-panel-201262 |title=Whitney Port to Join Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model Judges Panel |work=Us Weekly |date=February 6, 2012}} Port had a cameo role in the film, What To Expect When You're Expecting, starring Jennifer Lopez.

=2019–present: ''The Hills: New Beginnings'' and media ventures=

At the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards, MTV announced a reboot of The Hills entitled The Hills: New Beginnings, slated to premiere in 2019. Port was announced as part of the cast of the new series.{{cite web|url=https://people.com/tv/mtv-vmas-2018-the-hills-reboot/amp/|title=MTV Announces The Hills Reboot at the 2018 VMAs|last=Corriston|first=Michele|work=People|access-date=August 20, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/08/the-hills-revival-new-beginnings-mtv-vmas-audrina-patridge-heidi-montag-spencer-pratt-1202448837/|title='The Hills' Is Heading Back To MTV With 'New Beginnings'|last=Ramos|first=Dino-Ray|work=Deadline|access-date=August 20, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/the-hills-reboot-new-beginnings-vmas-mtv-1202911336/|title=MTV Reboots 'The Hills' With Original Cast Members|last=Nyren|first=Erin|work=Variety|access-date=August 20, 2018}} Port had started a YouTube channel in 2012 to promote the release of her fashion line, which then followed her life as a wife and mother. Since 2019, it has primarily become a reaction channel of Port and her husband to Port's appearances on The Hills: New Beginnings, The City and The Hills. Port also started her podcast With Whit, in collaboration with Dear Media, in August 2019.{{cite web|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/with-whit/id1462706458|last=Port|first=Whitney|title=With Whit|website=Apple Podcasts|access-date=16 August 2021}}

As of 2022, Port and her husband have continued filming reaction videos (Previously on the Screviously) to MTV reality shows for their YouTube channel. They are currently recapping Siesta Key.

She launched her new clothing line CozeCo in June 2021 and regularly releases limited edition merchandise in collaboration with her Previously on the Screviously YouTube series.{{cite press release|url=https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/06/15/2247643/0/en/Whitney-Port-Launches-Loungewear-Brand-COZeCO-in-Collaboration-with-AVLN-Studio.html|date=June 15, 2021|last=Valdez Cantor|first=Jessica|title=Whitney Port Launches Loungewear Brand COZeCO in Collaboration with AVLN Studio|website=Intrado|access-date=20 August 2021}}

Personal life

In March 2013, Whitney's father, Jeffrey Port, died from a year-long battle with kidney cancer. In November 2013, she announced her engagement to her former The City producer, Tim Rosenman, whom she began dating in 2012. They were married on November 7, 2015.{{cite web|last=|first=|date=November 8, 2015|title=Whitney Port & Tim Rosenman are married!|url=http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/news/celebrity/2013/11/22/whitney-port-engaged-to-mtv-producer-tim-rosenman|access-date=|work=Glamour|archive-date=November 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107155541/http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/news/celebrity/2013/11/22/whitney-port-engaged-to-mtv-producer-tim-rosenman|url-status=dead}} Port and Rosenman have a son, Sonny Sanford Rosenman, born July 27, 2017.{{cite web|last=|first=|date=July 31, 2017|title=Whitney Port Welcomes Son Sonny Sanford|url=http://people.com/babies/whitney-port-welcomes-son-sonny-sanford-first-photo/|access-date=|work=People}} Port has suffered a chemical pregnancy, and three miscarriages, in July 2019, January 2020 and November 2021.{{Cite web|last=Wang|first=Jessica|date=November 17, 2021|title=Whitney Port Reveals Her Pregnancy Is No Longer 'Viable': 'We Are Pretty Upset'|url=https://hollywoodlife.com/2021/11/17/whitney-port-pregnancy-not-viable-youtube-video/|access-date=17 November 2021|website=Hollywood Life}}

Filmography

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2006–2008 \| The Hills \| Main cast member (seasons 1–4)
2008 \| Entourage \| "Gotta Look Up to Get Down" (season 5, episode 7)
2008–10 \| The City \| Narrator and main cast member (seasons 1–2)
2009 \| Family Guy \| "We Love You, Conrad" (season 7, episode 14)
2010 \| America's Next Top Model \| "Big Hair Day" (cycle 14, episode 8)
2010 \| Hollywood is Like High School with Money \| 1 episode
2010 \| Anna & Kristina's Beauty Call \| "Kathryn: Sophisticated Evening" (season 1, episode 10)
2011 \| Genuine Ken \| Host (season 1)
2012 \| Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model \| Judge (cycle 8)
2012 \| What to Expect When You're Expecting \| Cameo
2016 \| Almost Royal \| "Holiday" (season 2, episode 8)
2019, 2021 \| The Hills: New Beginnings \| Main cast member (2019), Recurring (2021)

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Year

! Title

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2006–2008

| The Hills

| Main cast member (seasons 1–4)

2008

| Entourage

| "Gotta Look Up to Get Down" (season 5, episode 7)

2008–10

| The City